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TDOT says bridge money could push deterioration threshold past 2035; proposes $150M for critical bridges
Summary
TDOT presented a $150 million two-year bridge program and a $75 million first-year maintenance target (with $25 million recurring thereafter) intended to improve statewide bridge condition trends and delay federally-triggered deterioration thresholds.
TDOT told the committee two discrete components would shore up asset condition: a $75,000,000 near-term maintenance bucket (including a $25,000,000 recurring baseline) and $150,000,000 targeted for critical bridges across two years to improve the statewide condition curve.
On the bridge program Reed said the green funding line on TDOT's chart shows how the investment shifts the condition trend and "would allow us to advance that point out past 2035." He added TDOT is working internally to identify which off-system bridges (counties and local structures) can be addressed with the proposed funds and committed to report back with specific candidates and timing.
Members asked how many off-system bridges could be covered by the $150M and whether federal inspection and rating rules constrain local options; Reed said TDOT acts as a technical resource for counties but must meet federal requirements and asked engineers to consider alternative technologies where appropriate.
